抽 (chōu): to draw out, to pull out from in between, to remove part of the whole
抽 (chōu) is a Chinese character meaning “to draw out.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 由 (phonetic). It ranks #1174 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 抽 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to draw out
- to pull out from in between
- to remove part of the whole
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 抽
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抽烟 | chōu yān | variant of 抽菸|抽烟[chou1 yan1] |
| 抽屉 | chōu ti | drawer |
| 抽出 | chōu chū | to take out |
| 抽筋 | chōu jīn | cramp |
| 抽空 | chōu kòng | to find the time to do sth |
| 抽搐 | chōu chù | to twitch |
| 抽签 | chōu qiān | to perform divination with sticks |
| 抽身 | chōu shēn | to get away from |
| 抽血 | chōu xuè | to take blood |
| 抽取 | chōu qǔ | to extract |
| 抽打 | chōu dǎ | to whip |
| 抽动 | chōu dòng | to twitch |
| 抽泣 | chōu qì | to sob spasmodically |
| 抽水 | chōu shuǐ | to pump water |
| 抽查 | chōu chá | random inspection |
抽 appears in 69 compound words: 81 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 抽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to painstakingly get to the bottom of something; to struggle to understand a convoluted argument or issue
Example Sentences
妈妈抽着孩子的手，慢慢地过马路。
mā mā chōu zhe hái zǐ de shǒu , màn màn dì guò mǎ lù .
Mom held her child's hand and slowly crossed the street.
孕妇一边喂奶一边做dna检查有影响吗?抽血过程会减少乳汁分泌量吗
yùn fù yī biān wéi nǎi yī biān zuò d n a jiǎn chá yǒu yǐng xiǎng ma ? chōu xiě guò chéng huì jiǎn shǎo rǔ zhī fēn mì liàng ma
Does it make a difference for pregnant women to do DNA tests while breastfeeding? Does the blood draw process reduce milk production?
...有问题要怎么检查?第一步该做问卷还是直接抽血
. . . yǒu wèn tí yāo zěn má jiǎn chá ? dì yī bù gāi zuò wèn juǎn hái shì zhí jiē chōu xiě
... How to check if there is a problem? The first step is to take a questionnaire or draw blood directly
...妇一边喂奶一边做dna检查有影响吗?一次抽血对身体和乳汁无实质伤害吗
. . . fù yī biān wéi nǎi yī biān zuò d n a jiǎn chá yǒu yǐng xiǎng ma ? yī cì chōu xiě duì shēn tǐ hé rǔ zhī wú shí zhì shāng hài ma
... Does it make a difference for a woman to do a DNA test while breastfeeding? Is a blood draw not substantially harmful to the body and milk?
未沽货都要交税?荷兰“空手抽白刃”狠征 36% 增值税 激走高净值富...
wèi gū huò dōu yāo jiāo shuì ? hé lán kōng shǒu chōu bái 刃 hěn zhēng 3 6 zēng zhí shuì jī zǒu gāo jìng zhí fù . . .
Do you have to pay taxes before selling? The Netherlands "empty-handed" severely imposed 36% value-added tax to drive away high-net-worth wealth...
兆丰证新春开户抽 iPhone
zhào fēng zhèng xīn chūn kāi hù chōu i P h o n e
Mega Securities New Year account opening iPhone draw
克劳迪奥留着长发，而且抽大麻。
Kè láo Dí'ào liú zhe chángfà, érqiě chōu dàmá.
Claudio had long hair and smoked pot.
汤姆从抽屉里拿出一把锅铲。
Tāngmǔ cóng chōuti lǐ náchū yī bǎ guōchǎn.
Tom took a spatula out of the drawer.
你有火柴吗？很抱歉，我不抽菸。
Nǐ yǒu huǒchái ma? hěn bàoqiàn, wǒ bù chōuyān.
"Do you have a match?" "I'm sorry, but I don't smoke."
你又皮发痒了，找抽，是吧？
Nǐ yòu pí fāyǎng le, zhǎochōu, shì ba?
You just can't stand still, huh? What are you, looking for a fight?
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